2017-07-04
No increase in sentence for man caught with €17k in cocaine while on bail
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was given an effective three-year-sentence with the final 18 months suspended by Judge Sarah Berkeley on October 3, 2016. The three-judge Court of Appeal said today that Gantley's sentence was "very lenient" but fell short of being "unduly lenient", following an application for a review of sentence brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions.